Taking on the Hawks

BY: Adrianna Hanzak

About sixteen million thunderstorms hit the US every year. One of the eighteen games the Lady Blue Streaks Soccer Team played in the 2016-2017 school year was flooded with the effects of the unwelcomed storm that stretched the game into delays, making it a long dreadful fight to the end, resulting in a heart wrenching 2-1 loss.

Wednesday, August 22 the Lady Blue Streaks took on their vanquisher in hostile territory, the Hawken Hawks in their own nest. With only one known threat under their wing, the Hawks pushed to keep their undefeated record against our Lady Streaks sacred. With the knowledge of history on the line, Madison took the field reluctant to see what their opponents had in store, but slowly regained composure and shut down their hopes.

The Hawks slowly became discouraged and began to hit hard, picking up the aggression forcing Madison to pick up the intensity. With thirteen minutes left in the half, Sophomore Mykayla Askew broke the ice with a free kick shot that reset the game at half field and Madison held out the Hawks until the half time whistle.

With a half time talk under their belts, the Streaks took the field again, with newfound hope, and brought through yet another goal delivered by Askew. With the thought of losing their undefeated record, the Hawks fought back with even more aggression, bringing the foul rate up. The aggression continued to build as the time ticked by, and the game took a screeching halt when the Hawks slide tackled Abby Piert on her run down the sideline, landing Piert in a collar for two weeks until she sees a specialist.

With a family member injured, the Lady Blue Streaks held their own and took down the Hawks nest, taking the 2-0 win, making it the first win in Madison Lady Blue Streak Soccer history against Hawken. Out of the sixteen million thunderstorms in the US, Wednesday, August 22, the Lady Streaks were the storm that shook the Hawks nest.